Why Work-Life “Balance” May Not Be the Answer
Many of us seek an optimal work-life balance — and based on the never-ending supply of articles on how to achieve it, many of us don’t yet feel that we’ve attained it. But is balance simply a matter of allotting equal time to work and personal life? What are we really trying to achieve? At […]
Character, Competence, & Chemistry: Recruitment Practices that Drive Excellence
Finding the right team members is an important key to achieving organizational success. Many of our client partners go through a strategic planning process which clearly defines success, performance metrics, tactics, milestones, and owners. It’s the ownership of the team that assures tactics are completed and measurable success occurs. This means successful organizations have to […]
How to Make Meetings Matter
In 2019, poorly organized meetings cost U.S. businesses $399 billion. And even as 2020 found many of us changing our work practices and conducting meetings online rather than face-to-face, workplaces are still struggling with the same inefficiencies that plagued in-person meetings before. If you feel that majority of the meetings you attend are not purposeful, […]
New Year, New Organizational Goals: How to Keep Our Business Resolutions from Slipping Away
With a start of a new year, many people set personal resolutions and have great intentions about achieving them throughout the year. In many cases, we find that we’re passionate and focused in January but have dropped our resolutions by March or April. “Ah, I’ll do it next year.” In this area, organizations often exhibit […]
Optimizing Revenues without Layoffs
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, transit agencies were quick to recognize the threat to the financial aspects of the business of public transportation. The CARES Act provided essential relief to agencies around the country, but so far it is one-time funding. The New York Times and Wall Street Journal have both recently published articles about […]
Can a Private-Sector Mindset Help Transit Agencies Innovate?
We may not be able to expect public services to operate like private sector businesses, but we wholeheartedly believe that they can operate with a private sector mindset in ways that increase value to customers and taxpayers. In that spirit, we thought it’d be helpful to round up some examples of how the private sector […]
Transit’s Big Day on the Ballot: Do Politics Matter?
Among the issues facing communities around the country in the most recent general election were ballot measures for several transit related issues. The industry experienced a banner day as 15 out of 17 referendums achieved voter approval (with Gwinnett County in Georgia still too close to call). TransPro anticipates that the coming year will provide […]
When Should Transit Steer Clear of Technology?
While COVID-19 has stress tested the resiliency of public transportation networks, some experts believe that the pandemic will accelerate — rather than impede — the role of technology in supporting transit and other public infrastructure. But are all innovations created equal? When should public agencies embrace new technological tools — and when should they steer […]
Why Do We Exist?
The process of defining a success moment is quite easy. First, leaders should grasp and articulate their organization’s mission. This comes down to a few simple questions: Why do we exist? What do we do? For whom? It’s easy to get distracted and start talking about why you wish you existed. A school superintendent might […]
What We Are Reading: EXCELLENCE WINS
Here at TransPro we recently revisited our organizational values and formally adopted the value of committing to continuous learning to bring insights and value to our clients and teammates. It’s in this spirit that we select a book each quarter that the whole team reads and discusses at our quarterly meetings. Our latest read, Excellence […]